The Holiday Issue

In our holiday travel issue, you'll find trip ideas, expert tips, and shopping lists, all with the goal of inspiring you to experience something new this season.

May 4, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Traci Vincent

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Ive enjoyed sharing traditions Ive grown up with and adopting new ones.

Holiday Shopping

Mountains

Cities

Beaches

Journeys

Towns

Rockefeller Center skating rink and tree at Christmas

Travel + Leisure senior editorial director Nina Ruggiero (right) on a holiday trip with her mom, Jean, to see the markets of Salzburg, Austria.

Travel + Leisure senior editorial director Nina Ruggiero with her mom in Salzburg, Austria

Travel + Leisure senior editorial director Nina Ruggiero (right) on a holiday trip with her mom, Jean, to see the markets of Salzburg, Austria.

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This is a photo of the Christmas market in front of the famous Golden roof in Innsbruck, Austria.

Aerial view of a mountain resort in winter

Building facades in Italy with a snowcapped mountain in the background

A view of Christmas decorations in Rockefeller Center

Lights and Christmas trees line a street in Zurch during Christmas

A holiday market outside of Notre Dame in Paris

People walk in a parade on Amelia Island carrying illuminated props

Santa leans out of a train and waves

A family of four wearing Santa hats while at the raining of a Princess Cruises ship

Driving along Colorados Million Dollar Highway

A tree decorated on the grounds of the Montage Laguna Beach hotel

A home decorated during the daytime in McAdenville, North Carolina, aka Christmastown USA

Santa Claus, Indiana Town Hall.